Stilo

Stilo

Stilo

Comune in Calabria, Italy

This article is about the Italian town. For other uses, see Stilo (disambiguation).

Stilo (Calabrian: Stilu; Greek: Στύλος, romanized: Stylos, lit. 'column') is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is 151 kilometres (94 mi) from Reggio.

Quick Facts Greek: Στύλος, romanized: Stylos, Country ...

It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

The economy of the commune is mainly based on agriculture, with production of cereals, oil, wine and cheese. There are mines of iron and lead.

At 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the city is the promontory of Cape Stilo, near where in July 1940 the Battle of Punta Stilo was fought by the Italian and British navies.

History

The Cattolica of Stilo, a Byzantine-style church from the 9th century.

The origins of Stilo are connected to the destruction of the ancient Greek colony of Caulonia by Dionysius II of Syracuse, followed by another by the Campanians (allies of the Romans) in 277 BC.

Main sights

Not far from the town is the monastery of San Giovanni Theristis.

People from Stilo

  • Stilo from the top with church of San Giovanni Theresti (August 2016)
  • Old Stilo from the top (August 2016)
  • Old Stilo with Norman Castle (August 2016)
  • Tommaso Campanella's house at Stilo

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stilo.

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Calabria" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.


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